Yahtzee Challenge

[Mary X]

Yeah there's a total of 13 turns to take. (well 14 if you have to use the 1 redo we are allowed the first time you have to put a 0 because your roll won't fit your open categories).

(eta) You have to read 31 or 32 books for this game depending on how you choose to do the chance books-if you can fit a roll into every section and not take zeroes. The chance section gives a choice of reading 1 or 2 books.

[Sue]

Mary plus you can have multiple yahoos....more books :)

[Mary X]

True you can have multiple yahtzees. But the basic game to fill each category once is 13 turns.

[Belinda]

Updated posts 105-6 with current total after turn 2: 37

Realised I made a boo boo with my first round score too - should have read total of 12 instead of 4 (put down the number I was playing for not the total of my dice - d'oh!)

[Angela]

Missyb wrote: "Completely done with both parts. Fun challenge, Thanks."

As Mary said, the challenge includes all the rolls, not just the first three.

[Angela]

Mary wrote: "I thought I saw something about that but then I couldn't find it. That makes it easier.

So I could read a John Steinbeck book because I've never read him before right? Obviously he's not a goodr..."

Yes, Mary. That is correct :)!

[Angela]

Leader board as of message 289




Danielle: 134
Sue: 127
Susanne: 126
Mary: 100
Angie: 95
Ezinwanyi: 92
Missyb: 84
Cathy: 75
Ingrid:65
Skandia: 50
Paris: 50
Belinda: 37
JenniferJ: 25
❥☪LIZZ NEILL☪: 8
Barbara ★: 6
Angela: 3

Adele
Amanda (Letters Inside Out)
Ashley
Bex
Candy
Catherine
Dawn
Freida
Heather
Jackie M
Jamie
Joni
Judithe
~♥ Kat ♥~
Lis
Mandy
Mary(no photo)
Michelle
Sandy
Sarah
Tricia S.
Wendy

I hope I have everyone's posts correct. Let me know if I am missing you. Thanks everyone!!

[Tricia]

I'm still working on my first turn, but I figured I'd better post my 2nd & 3rd turns, too. I updated post #85. Can anyone tell me how to link to my post? I don't know how.

Turn 2
Roll 1: 1-2-3-4-5
Final: 1-2-3-4-5
SM Straight (30 pts)


Turn 3
Roll 1: 4-4-6-6-5 (keeping 4,4,6,6)
Roll 2: 3
Roll 3: 2
Final: 2-4-4-6-6
Sixes (12 pts)
Title ~ TBD

[Angie]

I now have 89 points (message #56)!

Turn I finished:

Turn #1
1) 3-1-[4-4]-2 Keeping 4s
2) [4-4-4-4]-3 Keeping 4s
3) [4-4-4-4]-6 Four of a Kind (22 points) {M}
Books:

Replacement turn:

Turn #8
1) 2-[3-5-2-1] Keeping 3, 5, 2, and 1
2) [4-3-5-2-1] Large Straight (40 points) {TBR by author}
Books:

I'm currently working on turns 6, 7, and 8. :)

[S]

Updated Post 151. Current Score: 101 (completed large straight)

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Updated Post 98 Score 8

[Lizz (Beer, Books and Boos)]

Rolls

Turn #1
2-2-2-4-1 (Keeping 2s)
2-2-2-1-5 (Keeping 2s)
2-2-2-4-2 (FINAL)
Two
Points: 8
Book: Grave Mercy 11/27

Turn #2
3-2-3-6-2 (Keeping 2s and 3s)
3-2-3-2-2 (Keeping All)
3-2-3-2-2 (FINAL)
Full House
Points: 25
Book:Unspoken (GR Author)
The Scorpio Races (GR Author)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (GR Author)
Wondrous Strange (New Author)
Forgive My Fins (New Author)

Turn #3
5-5-5-3-4 (Keeping 5s)
5-5-5-5-4 (Keeping 5s)
5-5-5-5-5 (FINAL)
Yahtzee
Points: 50
Book: Dreamfever 11/28
Shadowfever
Beyond the Highland Mist
Seizure
The Mark of Athena

Turn #4
5-1-1-3-1 (Keeping 1s)
1-1-1-2-6 (Keeping 1s)
1-1-1-1-2 (FINAL)
4 of a Kind
Points 5
Books:The Trouble With Magic
The Calling
Mate Claimed
The Reckoning


Read


Reading


To Read

[Cathy]

Update Post 138
Score: 75

[Barbara ★]

Turn #5 COMPLETE
6-6-6-3-6 (keep 6s)
6-6-6-6-4 (keep 6s)
6-6-6-6-6 (final)
Yahtzee
Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard FINISHED 11/24/12
Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns FINISHED 11/25/12
Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd FINISHED 11/26/12
Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb FINISHED 11/28/12
Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright FINISHED 11/28/12

[Barbara ★]

Turn #6 COMPLETE
3-3-2-1-2 (keep 2s)
2-2-5-4-6 (keep 2s)
2-2-2-5-5 (final)
three 2's
The Chief - Monica McCarty FINISHED 12/7/12

[Missyb]

Sue wrote: "Missy,
Congrats..
But you get to fill the whole card...not just those three turns..when you finish a roll you roll again till card filled.

There are 6 rolls on top and 7+ rolls to fill bottom. :..."

damn, I guess it really has been longer then I thought since I last played Yahtzee. I guess I'll roll some more and fix my post. Thanks for the update.

[Missyb]

Angela wrote: "Missyb wrote: "Completely done with both parts. Fun challenge, Thanks."

As Mary said, the challenge includes all the rolls, not just the first three."

I just posted all my turns, Please check them. It is post #173 on page 4. I'll start filling in the books I read as I go.

[S]

Updated Post 151. Current Score: 126 (completed full house)

[Missyb]

UPDATE: Post #173, Current score 84 points
Turn 1: 15 + 40= 55 points
Turn 2: 9 + (not finished yet) = 9 points
Turn 3: 6 + 14= 20 points

[Mary X]

Updated posts 61+62:

finished Turn 7: Full House

Total points: 100

8th Turn: 3-3-6-4-6: keep 6's, roll: 1-6-6 keep 6's: roll: 1: using 4 of a kind: 25pts:

[Paris]

Updated post 87. 50 points!

[Sue]

Updated post #52
Total Points :127

[Angela]

Missyb wrote: "UPDATE: Post #173, Current score 84 points
Turn 1: 15 + 40= 55 points
Turn 2: 9 + (not finished yet) = 9 points
Turn 3: 6 + 14= 20 points"

The only issue is that you rolled all of your turns at once.

[Angela]

Hi gang

Just to clarify: You are allowed to roll your first three turns in one go. After you complete ONE turn you can roll again for your next turn. You cannot roll all of your turns at once to complete your Yahtzee scorecard.

For example: I just finished one of my three turns and I would roll again, always having at least three choices until of course I get to the end and I have almost completed the card.

Does this make sense?

[Angela]

TURN #1
5-5-1-4-6 (keeping 5,4,6)
6-5-4-5-6 (keeping 6,5,4)
6-5-4-4-6 (FINAL)

FOURS(8 points)
BOOK: 0/1

TURN #2
1-2-3-6-4 (keeping 1,2,3,4)
1-2-3-4-4 (keeping 1,2,3,4)
1-2-3-4-5 (FINAL)

LG STRAIGHT-by Title (40 points)
BOOKS: 4/4
Who Is He To You-Monique Mensah-11/24/12
Whitegirl by Kate Manning-12/3/12
White Girl Problems by Babe Walker-12/5/12
A Working Theory of Love by Scott Hutchins-12/12/12  


TURN #3
1-3-4-1-5 (keeping 1's)
1-1-3-4-4 (keeping 1's)
1-1-1-6-4 (FINAL)
ONES: (3 points)
BOOK: Collateral by Ellen Hopkins-11/19/12

Turn #4
6-1-5-5-6 (keeping 5's and 6's)
6-6-5-5-3 (keeping same)
6-6-6-5-5 (Full House)

Full House
Books: 0/5

[Angie]

I now have 95 points!

Turn #7
1) 6-4-2-[3-3] Keeping 3s
2) 1-1-5-[3-3] Keeping 3s
3) 1-6-4-[3-3] Threes (6 points) {3 word title}
Books:

My new turn is...

Turn #9
1) 4-[1-1-1]-6 Keeping 1s
2) 3-[1-1-1]-5 Keeping 1s
3) 6-[1-1-1]-2 Three of a Kind (11 points) {M}
Books:

I'm now working on turns 6, 8, and 9.

[Sue]

Roll #7
3-6-1-1-3 keeping 3-3-1-1
2
3
Three of a Kind :11points when finished

Working on rolls 5(2nd yatzee),6 (lg straight) and 7 (3 of a Kind)

Updated post #52

[Missyb]

Angela wrote: "Missyb wrote: "UPDATE: Post #173, Current score 84 points
Turn 1: 15 + 40= 55 points
Turn 2: 9 + (not finished yet) = 9 points
Turn 3: 6 + 14= 20 points"

The only issue is that you rolled all of ..."

I'm not doing to well following the rules, Sorry.

[S]

Angela wrote: "Hi gang

Just to clarify: You are allowed to roll your first three turns in one go. After you complete ONE turn you can roll again for your next turn. You cannot roll all of your turns at once to c..."

Yes!

[Angela]

Missyb wrote: "Angela wrote: "Missyb wrote: "UPDATE: Post #173, Current score 84 points
Turn 1: 15 + 40= 55 points
Turn 2: 9 + (not finished yet) = 9 points
Turn 3: 6 + 14= 20 points"

The only issue is that you..."

No reason to apologize :)!

[Naevehsa]

Finally finished my round 2 set.
On to the next round.

Round 4:
Roll 1: 1-1-6-1-3 (keeping 1's)
Roll 2: 1-3 (Keeping 1)
Roll 3: 4
UPPER SECTION ONES: 4 pts
Reading:

Round 5:
Roll 1: 3-1-6-1-6 (keeping 6's)
Roll 2: 6-5-6 (Keeping 6's)
Roll 3: 4
UPPER SECTION SIXES: 24 pts
Reading:

Round 6:
Roll 1: 5-3-1-3-1 (keeping 1's and 3's)
Roll 2: 3 (keeping 3
LOWER SECTION FULL HOUSE: 25 pts
Will post later

[Angela]

Ingrid wrote: "Finally finished my round 2 set.
On to the next round.

Round 4:
Roll 1: 1-1-6-1-3 (keeping 1's)
Roll 2: 1-3 (Keeping 1)
Roll 3: 4
UPPER SECTION ONES: 4 pts
Reading:

Ro..."

Do you have a new score?

[Naevehsa]

Angela wrote: "Ingrid wrote: "Finally finished my round 2 set.
On to the next round.

Round 4:
Roll 1: 1-1-6-1-3 (keeping 1's)
Roll 2: 1-3 (Keeping 1)
Roll 3: 4
UPPER SECTION ONES: 4 pts
Reading: [bookcover:Cov..."

Sorry about that, I finished the SM straight so that adds another 30 pts for a total of 65 pts. So I have 35 pts in the Upper section and 30 pts in the Lower section. I'll try to remember to post my new grand total score with my updates.

[Ezi]

updated Post 212

Turn #4~ (5,5,5,2,4)

3 OF A KIND: Authors last name beginning with S”: DONE (21 points)
1) Alice in Zombieland (done 11/27) by Gena Showalter
2) The Bite Before Christmas (done 11/7) by Lynsay Sands
3) The Darkest Pleasure (Done 12/1) by Gena Showalter




@Angela: Can I get another roll, please? Thank you for helping me.

I finished "3 OF A KIND: Authors last name beginning with S, for 21 points". Once I finish reading Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between, my upper section will be complete as well.

[Cathy]

Turn #6 4-5-2-4-2 (keep 4s)
4-3-5 (keep 4)
4-1
FOURS:Read a book with a four word title or the word four in the title
A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

[Angela]

For Ezinwanyi:

1-3-3-2-6 (keeping 3's)
3-3-3-4-5 (keeping 3's)
3-3-3-4-4 (FULL HOUSE)

So you will be reading 5 books:
Either 3 Goodread Authors and 2 Authors you never read before or 2 Goodread Authors and 3 Authors you never read before for 25 points.

Also for your upper section, you cannot count those books until you get a roll for them, which you have not (only for the 1's).

[Ezi]

Angela wrote: "For Ezinwanyi:

1-3-3-2-6 (keeping 3's)
3-3-3-4-5 (keeping 3's)
3-3-3-4-4 (FULL HOUSE)

So you will be reading 5 books:
Either 3 Goodread Authors and 2 Authors you never read before or 2 Goodread ..."

ohhh. Okay.
I will concentrate on attaining a full house then.
Thank you.

Turn #5~ ~ FULL HOUSE: (25 points)
New to Me Author #1: Eighty Days Yellow by Vina Jackson
New to Me Author #2: Caressed by Moonlight by Amanda Greene
Goodreads Author #1: Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione
Goodreads Author #2: Easy by Tammara Webber
Goodreads Author #3: A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashley MacNamara

[Heather (Heatso)]

Update to post 33

Current Total: 4 points

Completed:
Roll 3: Ones (4 points)


In Progress:
Roll 2: Four of a Kind -
Read:
Need to Read: Blood Will Tell Blood Past


Turn 4
Roll 1: 6 3 3 2 1 (keeping 3s)
Roll 2: 33 3 5 5 (Final)

Full House (25 points) (Books TBD)

[Sue]

Updated post #50
no change in points

[Naevehsa]

Updated post #155

Finished Round 4: Upper section ones adding 4 more points for a grand total of 69. I think I may have found a new series to follow...once I started I couldn't stop. What great characters!

Starting Round 5: Upper section sixes...

[Dawn]

Updated Msg 105

[Naevehsa]

updated Post 155

Finished Round 5: Upper Section sixes for 24 pts.
GRAND TOTAL= 93 points

Round 6:
Roll 1: 5-3-1-3-1 (keeping 1's and 3's)
Roll 2: 3 (keeping 3
LOWER SECTION FULL HOUSE: 25 pts

3 GR authors:
1. by Justin Cronin
2. by John Connolly
3. by Melissa de la Cruz

2 New authors (to me)
1. by Seth Grahame-Smith
2. by Jasper Fforde

[Tricia]

Updated Post: 12pts

Turn 4
Roll 1: 1-3-3-3-5 (keeping 3's)
Roll 2: 1-3 (keeping 3)
Roll 3: 3
Final: 3-3-3-3-3
YAHTZEE! (50pts)
Books ~ TBD

[Sue]

Updated post #50
no change in points

[Barbara ★]

Turn #7 COMPLETE
4 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 3 (keep nothing)
2 - 3 - 3 - 5 - 5 (keep 5s)
5 - 5 - 2 - 5 - 3 (final)
3 of a kind (last name starts with H)
Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill FINISHED 12/11/12
Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness FINISHED 2/11/13
Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb FINISHED 1/4/13

[Barbara ★]

Duration: November 1, 2012 - October 31, 2013

BOOKS READ: 14

Upper Section:
ONES: Read a book with a one word title or the word one in the title
✔TWOS: (2-2-2=6 points) - The Chief - Monica McCarty (two word title) 12/7/12
✔THREES: (3-3=6 points) - Never Been Witched - Annette Blair (3 word title) 11/16/12
FOURS: Read a book with a four word title or the word four in the title
FIVES: Read a book with a five word title or the word five in the title
SIXES: Read a book with a six word title or the word six in the title
(For this section you can also use books in a series. Also certain variation of the number is fine: so for 2:two, twice, second)

TOTAL SCORE: 12
BONUS: ADD 35 points if score is over 63 points
TOTAL:

LOWER SECTION:
3 OF A KIND (5-5-2-5-3=20 points): (last name starts with H)
Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill
Leaving Normal - Stef Ann Holm
Dare to Die - Carolyn Hart
4 OF A KIND (add total of all dice):same rules as 3 of a kind but with four books
FULL HOUSE (25 points):
✔Something About You - Julie James 11/17 (GRA)
✔Kiss Me Deadly - Michele Hauf 11/18 (GRA)
✔Nevermore - James Patterson 11/19 (GRA)
✔Devil's Food Cake Murder - Joanne Fluke 11/19 (NEW)
✔Saga, Volume 1 - Brian Vaughan 11/22 (NEW)
SM. STRAIGHT (30 points):
✔Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper 11/1/12
✔Good Morning, Killer - April Smith 11/1/12
Good News, Bad News - David Wolstencroft
LG. STRAIGHT (40 points):
Dark Mirror - Mary Jo Putney
Dark Paradise - Tami Hoag
Dark Peril - Christine Feehan
Dark Predator - Christine Feehan
YAHTZEE (score 50 points):Read ANY 5 books of your choice
✔Chasing Midnight - Susan Krinard 11/24
✔Shoot to Thrill - Nina Bruhns 11/25
✔Storm of Shadows - Christina Dodd 11/26
✔Celebrity in Death - J.D. Robb 11/28
✔Confessions of a Demon - Laurie Wright 11/28
CHANCE: (add total of all dice): Read a book with the word "chance" in it or two books with an author with a starting letter in their last name using the word CHANCE

TOTAL FOR UPPER SECTION: 12
TOTAL FOR LOWER SECTION: 75
GRAND TOTAL: 87

[Ezi]

Vilda wrote: "I'm in! Love Yahtzee, so what better way to play than with books?..."

I love the Jennifer Ashley series starting with the Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. A really good series

[Mary X]

Is it pathetic that I'm dying to know who the "deleted user" was just below me and why they left the group? I noticed that my posts moved up a number too. I had posts 60 & 61 (or maybe it was 61&61)I thought I had been deleted at first.

[Sue]

I was on pg 2 and now I got bumped to pg 1...lol No biggie. I know I have had to bowout of challenges when I over do them...but they are usually monthly ones not yearly.

[Steph, Serious series addict]

Mary, I'm guessing Bex left the group for some reason. You mentioned using her format and then she posted this:

message 64: by [deleted user]
Oct 27, 2012 11:46am

Mary wrote: "I'm stealing Bex's format."

Lol, be my guest! ;)

She left the group, she was not deleted by us. Not sure why though.